Miami, Fla. (FIUSports.com) – The FIU Panthers will be traveling to Hattiesburg, Miss., this weekend for Saturday's long-anticipated inaugural Conference USA league meeting with host Southern Miss. Kick off with the Golden Eagles will be Saturday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. ET from M.M. Roberts Stadium on the USM campus.
CSS will have the live television broadcast, while FIU fans can also listen to the game on the FIU Sports Radio Network on FIUSports.com.
Click HERE to view FIU-Southern Miss Game Notes
Click HERE to listen to the FIU Sports Radio Network
Next week is FIU Homecoming!
Make sure you have your tickets to the next Panthers home game on Saturday, Oct. 12 vs. the UAB Blazers. The game will mark the Panthers first C-USA league home game. Don't miss out on being a part of history and another great Homecoming weekend on the FIU campus.
Single game tickets are currently on-sale. Fans can purchase great seats along the sideline ($21) or in the endzone ($15). Group pricing (20 or more) is also available. Tickets can be purchased by calling the FIU Athletics Ticket Office at (305) FIU-GAME (348-4263) or conveniently online at FIUSports.com.
For the latest information on Panthers football, follow us on Twitter, @FIUFootball, and check out Pete Pelegrin's in-depth coverage of FIU Athletics on his official blog, The Prowl, at FIUSports.com.
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GAME DETAILS:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 5
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Time: 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Stadium: M.M. Roberts Stadium (36,000)
2013 Records:
FIU: 0-4 Overall, 0-0 Conference USA
Southern Miss: 0-4 Overall, 0-0 Conference USA
Series: First Meeting
Social Media: Twitter.com/@FIUFootball
Game Broadcast: CSS; FIU Sports Radio Network at FIUSports.com
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Next Up:
Opponent: UAB (1-3/0-0 Conference USA)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 12
Location: Miami, Fla.
Time: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Stadium: Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium (20,000)
Game Broadcast: CSS; FIU Sports Radio Network at FIUSports.com
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Remaining 2013 FIU Football Schedule
Oct. 5 at Southern Miss*; 4 p.m. (CSS)
Oct. 12 UAB*; 7:30 p.m. [HOMECOMING] (CSS)
Oct. 26 LOUISIANA TECH*; 6 p.m.
Nov. 2 EAST CAROLINA*; 6 p.m.
Nov. 9 at Middle Tennessee* (FOX College Sports); 4 p.m.
Nov. 16 at UTEP*; 8 p.m.
Nov. 23 MARSHALL* (FOX College Sports); 6 p.m.
Nov. 29 at Florida Atlantic* (FOX Sports 1); 3 p.m.
* denotes Conference USA Games
Home games at Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized;
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About FIU Athletics: FIU is a proud new member of Conference USA. The University is home to more than 400 student-athletes across 18 intercollegiate athletic programs. The Panthers play events in seven venues on both the Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay campuses, including Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium, U.S. Century Bank Arena and Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. FIUSports.com is the official website of FIU Athletics, providing fans with all the latest news and game day ticket information.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s anchor institutions, FIU is Worlds Ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/
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